Alchemy & Paracelsus Medicine

first published in the magazine"Paracelsus" april
& may 2004 (side 10-12 & 10-13)

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Rediscovered:
The Life Elixirs of Paracelsus

Besides the legendary “philosopher’s stone” they have been
the goal of all alchemical research: the “High Arcana” of alchemy.
These life elixirs as well as the legendary “Aurum Potabile”, made
from gold, represented universal remedies and preparations meant for unfolding
our awareness. Three years ago these remedies could be successfully reproduced.

By Ulrich Arndt

From the records of famous medieval alchemists like Paracelsus and Isaacus
Hollandus we learn about mysterious life elixirs and almost unbelievably successful
cures.
Particularly renown was the “Aurum Potabile”, the “drinkable
gold of the alchemists”. It was made from pure gold, liquefied in a secret
way and thoroughly processed in the laboratory for a couple of months. The true
alchemists did not aim at producing gold from lead. They rather wanted to discover
the supreme panacea which equally transforms the body, spirit and soul. All
that is heavy, dark and sick in man - symbolised by the “dark” lead – was
to become “translucent”, or “illuminated” through alchemical
life elixirs and transformed into health, or symbolically into “light
gold”.
This transformation or “transmutation” is but the “great work” of
alchemy in man. Frater Albertus, a well-known alchemist of the 20th century,
put it in more modern terms: “Alchemy is nothing else but a gradual increase
of the vibrational state.”
To the alchemists, transforming lead metal into pure gold was only exterior evidence
for the fact that transmutation was also possible inside. As the alchemists were
capable of demonstrating that everyone can attain health, illumination or an
increase of vibration, and even succeeded in helping others with their remedies
and conscious-ness-essences, they were persecuted for many centuries. For this
reason they passed on their knowledge from mouth to ear for more than 3000 years
and encoded it in their scriptures through mystic expressions and in symbolic
pictures.
Approximately three years ago, shortly before the turn of the millennium, two
German alchemists succeeded in decoding the laboratory instructions of Paracelsus
and other great alchemists. It had taken them twenty years of practical laboratory
research and thorough studies of the ancient scriptures to get there. There is
one thing which the ancient alchemists emphasized time and again: the basic requirement
for all forms of high alchemy is that the adept rediscovers the “secret
solvents”. These solvents carry such flowery names as “philosophic
Mercury”, “secret salt fire”, or “the adepts’ wine
spirit”. However, the scriptures do not reveal what kind of substances
they are.
They only describe how these substances are changing in the course of the production
process, i. e. which colours they take to, how they crystallise, how they smell
etc., and above all, how the metals and precious stones are transformed when
treated with these solvents. It is only with their help that metals such as gold,
silver, iron, and copper, as well as the hardest gems like diamond, ruby, emerald,
and amethyst can be dissolved. These special solvents do not only “liquefy” the
metals and gems – this could also be achieved by using very strong acids
such as king’s water – they also have an energetic effect: they dissolve
the link between the body, spirit and soul of the substances, or, in chemical
terms, they speed up the separation between the solid substances, alcohols and
oils without destroying their individual energies and healing qualities.
The second step to resolve the mystery of the production of life elixirs was
the exact handling in the laboratory. Many tests had to be carried out in order
to find out, how the body, spirit and soul of the dissolved metals and gems,
once they had been separated, could be best purified and reunited on a higher
energetic level. Furthermore, the production process of the essences required
certain planetary constellations to ensure that the elixirs attain the highest
degree of purity and energy. This intensive laboratory work, which takes several
months, finally results in the famous “High Arcana”, i.e. the supreme
remedies of alchemy.
Centuries ago, the alchemists used to write mainly about the golden essence,
the “Aurum Potabile”: “Among all elixirs, gold is the highest
and most important one for us. Gold can keep the body intact, (…). Drinkable
gold cures all diseases, it renews and restores.” These are the enthusiastic
words of Paracelsus.
Johann Agricola, a well-known physician and alchemist of the 17th century, reported: “First
of all, this Aurum Potabile is a peculiar treasure and Arcanum to secure the
human body from many diseases. It powerfully strengthens the heart and all spirits
(…), because, like smoke, it pervades the body and protects it, so that
it is safe from all kinds of diseases ad terminum vitae. It is a great grace
of God that no one needs to spend his life on the infirmity bed.” Furthermore
he emphasized: “…but the gold hermetis (…) is such a medicine
that cures diseases, wherever they may come from, and like fire it penetrates
the whole body, purifies it from all unnecessary things and bestows upon it the
highest degree of health. He, who attains this, is happy and blessed.”

Bradford blood test:
The Fibrin-protein net of dried blood shows big holes, typical
for severe sicknesses and metabolic disturbances (picture 1).
After having applied gold and silver essences in high dosage
for three days, a significant improvement can be registered
(picture 2).

The LIFE-TEST institute, a private institute for
bio-energetic testing and an advisory council at the “European
Commission of Interdisciplinary Sciences”, examined the effects
of the newly rediscovered essences. With the help of alternative
medical diagnostic instruments, with bio-photon analysers, skin
resistance measurements along meridian points, and Kirlian photography,
they tried to find out, if the old dispensings of Paracelsus really
produce such extraordinary effects, or if the descriptions in the
ancient scriptures were exaggerated. To the testers’ surprise,
the human energy system reacted to the essences in a very intense
and highly unusual way. For instance, when applying the gold-essence the whole human energy level is raised,the production and storage of the life energy Chi is directly stimulated,generic control levels in the human energy system are stimulated,
therebyharmonising energetic imbalances and blockages.In this way, all unconscious and suppressed processes, which cause
energetic blockages, can surface in consciousness and thus being
worked out.
According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) these are all prerequisites for
treating the deeper-rooted causes of disease.
The unusual thing was that the meridians connected with respiration, blood circulation
and other changing body systems were not the first to react as had been expected,
but primarily the meridians of the urinary bladder and the kidneys. In the TCM
view, the energy level of these meridians is directly related to an increase
of life energy.

Dark-field microscopy:
Strongly polluted blood, the red blood corpuscles stick together
and are polluted with proteins and bacteria (dots) typical
for serious illnesses (picture 1). After having applied gold
and silver essences in high dosage for three days, the blood
is almost completely purified (picture 2).

In addition to these energetic tests, examinations of the blood
and urine were carried out, including the Bradford test, which
is generally recognized by the orthodox medical science in the
US, as well as the dark-field microscopy commonly applied by alternative
physicians in German speaking countries. As little as three days
after taking 30 to 40 drops per day, the test showed significant
improvements in all aspects (see figure). The blood was much more
vitalised, and the strain caused by toxins and metabolic waste
products in the blood and urine was considerably reduced. The improvements
included:the general condition of the red blood corpuscles (see figure)the strain caused by environmental toxinsthe fluidity in connective tissue, i.e. nutrient supply and purificationthe enzymatic status (metabolism)the cell respiration and energy metabolismthe buffering of free radicals

Part II

Upon conclusion of these diagnostic tests, some physicians
and naturo-paths started to experiment with these essences in practice.
Most extensive experiences were made with the gold essence which
was the first to be produced. Reiner Moll, head of “Arkanum”,
a private institute for naturopathic therapies at Neusaess near
Augsburg/ Germany, has been working for more than two years with
alchemical essences, and in particular with the gold elixir. He
concludes: “All kinds of chronic diseases, pains and skin
diseases can be alleviated or even completely healed through ‘Aurum
Potabile’. All in all, the patients feel much more vitalised
through the gold essence, the organism regenerates, and the psyche
becomes more stable.” Moreover he found out that the drinkable
gold is an ideal supplementary treatment in addition to other therapies,
in case of fatigue and general weakness, despondency, anxiety as
well as for strengthening the self-confidence. As a sort of “rescue
remedy” it can also be taken against travel nausea, as well
as head and stomach pains. Reiner Moll explains this broad spectrum
of activity as follows: “The gold essence acts like a catalyst
for the healing process – comparable to a correctly selected
homoeopathic remedy.”That the results cannot be simply attributed to a placebo effect based on the
high prestige of gold, alchemy or of Paracelsus, is substantiated by the treatment
of animals. Irmgard Mader, a horse rider, reports: “My horse is very lively
and even hot-tempered. But if I daily apply the gem rescue mixture on its front
and coccyx area and give it a few drops of gold essence, my horse is very poised
and communication gets much easier. Through this concomitant application of alchemical
essences, injuries tend to heal much faster.” There are reports of similar
experiences with cats and dogs.
The most astonishing fact is that the alchemical life elixirs are by no means
remedies in the modern medical sense, but purely energetic essences. They act
on the energy field of man and animal – on the etheric substance, the soul
and the spirit, and not directly on the body. The second great discovery in the
ancient alchemical scriptures is how these different essences made of metals
and gems influence the aura and chakras. It is the discovery of the old chakra
system of alchemy.
In former times the chakras were called the “seals of the planets” or
even the “furnaces of the soul”. Similar to the Indian system, alchemy
knows seven chakras, each of them governed by one of the classical planets: Moon,
Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Each planet is associated with
a main gem and a main metal which corresponds to the energetic-spiritual quality
of the individual planetary influence. Even esoteric text books and Indian teachings
speak of such associations, although they are partly highly contra-dictory. Alchemy
now offers an explanation why there are such dis-crepancies: the chakras may
change in frequency; as a consequence, their resonance to the planetary energies,
the metals and gems may also change. Alchemy distinguishes between three vibrational
levels of the chakras or three “phases of transformation”Nigredo
(= black); the lowest level of vibration, supports solidifying processes; the
bodyAlbedo (= white); the middle level of vibration; supports dissolving and distributing
processes; the soulRubedo (= red); the highest level of vibration; supports regulating and harmonizing
processes; the spirit
The lowest level of vibration is represented by the root chakra which stands
in resonance with the low vibrations of the Moon, followed by the spleen chakra
with slow mercurial vibrations, and the solar plexus chakra related to Venus
etc. (see chart). However, in the alchemical understanding, the chakras are aligned
with the higher vibrational level of the Rubedo phase. In this phase, the root
chakra vibrates in resonance with the highest vibration of the Sun, the spleen
chakra with the Moon, the solar plexus chakra with Mars, the heart chakra with
Mercury, the throat chakra with Jupiter, the brow chakra with Venus and the crown
chakra with the highest vibration of Saturn (see chart). As it is known that
each chakra stands in direct relation with one of the major endocrine glands
as well as with one of the main plexuses and organs, the organs can ultimately
be influenced energetically by activating and harmonizing the related chakra.
In the alchemical understanding, healing happens as soon as the chakras start
vibrating in resonance with the highest Rubedo frequency. That is exactly what
is achieved by the “High Arcana” or the alchemical life elixirs made
from gems and metals. Each of the seven chakras corresponds to a metal essence
and a gem essence, which align the chakra to the highest level of energy in the
Rubedo phase.

Irmgard Mader, a
horse-rider, mounted on Pura Raza Espanol “Campino“,
is entirely convinced of the harmonizing effects of the alchemical
essences.

The effect of the essences is similar to a tuning fork, which
evokes resonance through its tone. The metal essences cause the
denser, “more physical” planes of energy to vibrate
thereby raising the aura to a higher resonance frequency. The gem
essences activate first the subtler planes of emotions. One can
even measure the increase of energy and harmonization in terms
of a higher level of vibration: after taking the essences, there
is a considerable increase of energy and harmonization in the acupuncture
meridian system which can be proved by way of meridian measurements.
Eighty percent of the test persons showed such an intense reaction
upon the first application which otherwise is typical only for
efficient naturopathic or orthodox remedies. With the help of HFS
photography, a more advanced form of Kirlian photography, it was
even possible to visualize and prove by the so-called “finger-ring” that
the essences even activated the higher control layers (as to the
tests see: www.edelstein-essenzen.de).
The occult Rubedo series of planets is actually known to all of us: It is hidden
in the order of the weekdays and accordingly in the Genesis of the Bible. As
is generally known, the names of the weekdays relate to the seven classical planets.
Their order exactly corresponds to the order of the Rubedo chakras. What is truly
sensational is the fact that exactly the same correspondence of planets and chakras
is known in the ancient Indian healing system Ayurveda. And both systems incorporate
a special rhythmical application of the alchemical gem and metal essences capable
of profoundly “illuminating” the body, spirit and soul. In ancient
India it was known as the “medicine of the Maharajas”. Still, the
essences do not superimpose themselves, for instance by overpowering the user
with excessive energies. They rather interact with his aura. When applying Paracelsus’ life
elixirs, the “High Arcana” of alchemy, every user can determine himself
on the basis of the quantity of drops and the period of application how far he
wants to go in raising his own level of vibration.

The alchemical production of
essences gives rise to light phenomena which cannot be explained
by normal physics. The blue light indicates that the substances
are re-charged with vitalizing energies.